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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 14, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS ONLY FOR ACTIVE SOME PART GUARDS AND RESERVES WHEN THEY'RE ON TITLE X AND THEY
- RIVER STATE COLLEGE THAT QUESTION WHEN THE PANEL COMES UP.
- WE REPRESENT FOUR COUNTIES MARTIN, INDIAN RIVER, OKEECHOBEE AND ST.
- RIVER STATE COLLEGE SERVES.
- AND FOLKS WE WON THE ASPEN PRIZE FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE EXCELLENCE AT INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE AND OUR
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Sep 4th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- River, river, water, water is what has brought everybody here to this area.
- And we've been utilizing the river a lot more.
- Route across the river so we can connect into the county.
- And we're continuing our mission to extend our river trail all along the Animas River here in the city
- But what about reserve officers? So like San Juan County, we have reserve officers.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/09/2026 - Senate Federalism
Senate Federalism Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of the Interior regarding placing private real property in Arizona in a trust as part of an Indian
- The bill also specifies that the requirements for consent do not limit the rights of any Indian tribe
- with respect to the tribe's Indian lands, reservations, and lands acquired as a settlement of land claim
- the federal government, it would erect impediments to protecting areas such as the headwaters of rivers
- the federal government, it would erect impediments to protecting areas such as the headwaters of rivers
Summary:
The Federalism Committee considered only Senate Bill 1281, which would require legislative and gubernatorial approval before private Arizona real property could be acquired by the federal government, and would impose notice, reporting, and penalty provisions tied to such transactions. The bill also required state employees to notify the Legislature about certain federal land-trust notices involving Indian tribe settlements, while stating that tribal rights to Indian lands and reservation lands are not limited. The sponsor explained a seven-page amendment that added exemptions for certain federal purchases, congressionally approved land exchanges, and reclamation-related acquisitions, and expanded State Land Department cataloging and notice duties for covered federal designations.
Public testimony was uniformly opposed. Speakers from the hunting/outdoors community, Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon chapter, and the Arizona Wildlife Federation argued the bill would hinder conservation projects, public access, and land exchanges that protect habitat or open recreation access, while also creating unnecessary bureaucracy and raising constitutional and private-property concerns. They cited examples of past federal land purchases that expanded access to large areas at relatively low property-tax cost, and said the bill would make it harder to protect sensitive lands and resources.
Committee members questioned whether the governor was meaningfully involved, how the amendment affected land exchanges and federal law enforcement-related property purchases, and whether tribal acquisitions would be affected. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment and then approved SB 1281 as amended on a 4-3 vote, sending it out with a do pass recommendation. Some members explained their no votes by citing public lands access, conservation concerns, and constitutional objections, while supporters argued the bill was needed to preserve state authority over land transfers.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 26th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Doctor Palmer is also a member and an active member of the Army Reserve Medical Corps with 14 years of
- permission of his family, HCR 1019 will stipulate that the planned turnpike from I-44 east to I-35 near Indian
- is advancing the planned turnpike corridor extending from Interstate 44 East to Interstate 35 near Indian
- appropriate that a planned turnpike corridor extending from Interstate 44 East to Interstate 35 near Indian
Bills:
SB1246 , SB1510 , SB1979 , SB1929 , SB1930 , SB1976 , HCR1019 , SB1459 , SB1673 , SB1500 , SB1447 , SB1646 , SB2007 , SB1275 , SB2074
Keywords:
environmental permitting, Oklahoma, Department of Environmental Quality, public participation, regulatory framework, administered applications, energy, wind energy, financial assurance, property restoration, environmental regulation, mining, blasting, residential protection, buffer zone, Department of Mines, public utilities, electric transmission lines, landowner rights, payment regulations
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 26th, 2026
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Palmer is also a member, and this is more important than any of it, an active member of the Army Reserve
- With permission of his family, HCR 1019 will stipulate that the turnpike from I-44 east to I-35 near Indian
- is advancing the planned turnpike corridor extending from Interstate 44 east to Interstate 35 near Indian
- is advancing the planned Turnpike Corridor extending from Interstate 44 east to Interstate 35 near Indian
- Near Indian Hills Road and continuing east and north to Interstate 40 at Interstate 335 Kickapoo Turnpike
Bills:
SB1246 , SB1510 , SB1979 , SB1929 , SB1930 , SB1976 , HCR1019 , SB1459 , SB1673 , SB1500 , SB1447 , SB1646 , SB2007 , SB1275 , SB2074
Keywords:
environmental permitting, Oklahoma, Department of Environmental Quality, public participation, regulatory framework, administered applications, energy, wind energy, financial assurance, property restoration, environmental regulation, mining, blasting, residential protection, buffer zone, Department of Mines, public utilities, electric transmission lines, landowner rights, payment regulations
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, offered the invocation, and recognized the Doctor of the Day and Nurse of the Day. Members also welcomed guests in the gallery, including supporters of a prosthetic coverage bill. The chamber then took up HCR 1019, which designates the planned turnpike corridor from I-44 to I-40 as the Toby Keith Expressway in honor of the late Oklahoma country music star. The resolution was read, discussed in celebratory terms, and adopted by voice vote.
The Senate also acted on Senate Bill 202 by rejecting House amendments and requesting Senate conferees to be named later. Senate Bill 1459, which extends the sunset date for the Oklahoma Abstractors Board to 2031, was explained by its author, advanced, and then passed on third reading by a roll call vote of 41-6. The Senate then approved the emergency clause for the bill, making it effective immediately.
During announcements, members noted an upcoming legislative drive for the OIE fair project, a Business and Insurance Committee meeting, and recognized the agenda clerk for a birthday. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, March 2 at 1:30 p.m. when the clerk’s desk is clear.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 1st, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- I reserve the right to close unless you've got any questions. Mr.
- Those 40 wineries are stretched from Dallas to the Red River.
- I would like to have some witnesses here and would like to reserve the right to close, please.
- I will also reserve the right to close, Mr. Chairman. Any questions? Mr. Guerin?
- Members, I reserve the right to close and will take any questions. Any questions for Mr. McQueeney?
Bills:
HB589 , HB705 , HB1842 , HB1874 , HB2349 , HB2614 , HB2827 , HB3012 , HB3214 , HB3308 , HB3385 , HB3529
Committee:
House Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Keywords:
cosmetology, licensure, interstate compact, state regulations, public safety, workforce mobility, charitable raffles, nonprofit, wildlife conservation, ticket sales, fundraising, master electrician, electrical work, occupational licensing, work scope, Texas law, Texas Real Estate Commission, TREC, real estate broker, sales agent
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 11th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
competitive bidding, procurement, disclosure statements, state contracts, contract protest, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 42nd Legislative Day- REASSEMBLE Part 1 Jun 30th, 2026
Delaware House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- His wife was a teacher for 21 years in the Indian River School District.
- His wife was a teacher for 21 years in the Indian River School District.
- River.
- Wind did last year where the court ruled the same way?
- Wind last year? This court decision was focused on the U.S. Wind decision. The U.S. Wind decision.
Summary:
The House met on June 30, 2026, with opening ceremonies, guest introductions, a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a moment of silence for two deceased community members. Members also adopted Consent Calendar 29, which included House Concurrent Resolutions 153, 154, and 156, and passed House Concurrent Resolution 157 directing the State Lottery to report on iLottery options to support traditional lottery retailers, as amended to set a February 15, 2027 reporting deadline.
The chamber then considered several bills on agriculture, telecommunications, health, fire service standards, corrections, elections, and education. Among the measures passed were Senate Bill 53 on the Delaware Farm to Community Program, Senate Bill 307 on PSC authority for Lifeline telecom carriers, Senate Bill 339 clarifying advance health care directives, Senate Bill 235 extending manufactured home rent increase rules, Senate Bill 325 updating firefighter/EMS background check and membership standards, Senate Bill 309 discharging incarceration-related balances, Senate Bill 324 on constable-related handgun purchase exemptions, Senate Bill 94 on respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication access, and Senate Bill 293 creating a licensure pathway for summer camp providers in the Purchase of Care program.
The House also passed Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the right to marry regardless of race or gender while explicitly preserving religious freedom. The bill drew extended debate, with supporters framing it as a safeguard against future rollbacks of marriage equality and opponents raising concerns about constitutionalizing an issue already in statute; several members explained changed votes and personal reflections before the final roll call, which passed 28-12. House Bill 188, which would allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary, also passed after amendment, despite some opposition over party-system effects.
Two measures were tabled or amended after debate: Senate Bill 233 on removing snow and ice from vehicles was initially tabled to consider a truck-driver exemption amendment, then the amendment failed and the bill later passed as amended; and Senate Joint Resolution 19 on studying health care costs was tabled briefly pending legal clarification. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404, creating a three-year pilot program for AI and extended reality in schools, passed after testimony from the Department of Education emphasizing guardrails, data privacy, and teacher oversight. The transcript ends as House Bill 478 is being read in, but no final action on that bill appears in the provided text.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It also includes the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs, the directors or their designees of various
- I think behind me I have two gentlemen from the Northwest Indian Fish Commission, combined have seven
- So Dave Herrera from the Northwest Indian Fish Commission is here.
- I'm a member of this Kokomish Indian Tribe.
- And we did receive the Northwest Indian Fish Commission's letter to the committee.
Summary:
The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee heard public testimony on House Bill 2598, which would create a Salmon Advisory Commission made up of tribal leaders, state agencies, legislators, and local governments to develop recommendations on salmon and steelhead recovery. Prime sponsor Rep. Lekanoff described the bill as a way to bring executive, legislative, and tribal leaders together on salmon recovery and treaty obligations. Staff noted a fiscal note of roughly $35,000 in out years. Supporters emphasized salmon’s cultural and treaty importance and the need for coordinated leadership, while the lone public testifier, Todd Myers of Washington Policy Center, opposed the bill as another statewide layer of bureaucracy and argued that recovery efforts should focus more on local, watershed-level action. The committee noted 10 signed in pro, 886 con, and one other, but no vote was taken on the bill in the hearing.
The committee then heard House Bill 2620, which would repeal the recently adopted Forest Practices Board rule expanding riparian buffers on non-fish-bearing streams and impose new standards for future riparian buffer rulemaking, including an economic viability standard for the timber industry and additional consensus and alternative-analysis requirements. Rep. Dent said the bill was intended to restore communication and collaboration in the forest practices process. Testimony was sharply divided. Tribal representatives and environmental advocates said the rule was the product of a long, science-based adaptive management process under the Forest and Fish framework and was needed to protect water quality, salmon habitat, and treaty rights; they argued the bill would undermine that process and conflict with Clean Water Act compliance. Forest industry and small forest landowner witnesses supported the bill, saying the process had lost trust, ignored alternatives, and imposed significant economic harm on rural communities and family tree farms. DNR and Ecology testified in opposition, saying the rule was based on science and that the bill would weaken water-quality protections and jeopardize HCP compliance. The committee recorded 592 signed in pro, 489 con, and one other, with no vote taken during the hearing.
After the public hearings, the committee moved into executive session on five bills. Staff briefly described House Bill 2104, which would make permanent the Aviation Assurance Funding Program for wildfire response; House Bill 2348, a DNR request bill on land and material sales advertising; House Bill 2544, which would require an adjudication process for the Upper Columbia River with a proposed substitute; House Bill 2554, which would repeal Initiative 456 concerning state declarations on tribal natural resource management; and House Joint Memorial 4009, urging federal action on wildland firefighting consolidation. The committee then recessed briefly for caucus and began executive action, starting with a motion to report House Bill 2104 out of committee with a do pass recommendation.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, we wind up just willy-nilly giving approval to state, to not have to manage a budget.
- They have over $3 million in their reserve fund, so $100,000 may not be enough.
- of strategic water reserves shall be used to address groundwater depletion...
- This is Strategic Water Reserve funds that we've built for the last one or two years.
- We'll leave it because I'm confused too, because I mean, we have this Strategic Water Reserve Fund.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public safety panel OKs proposed Minnesota crime victims account 3/18/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We serve six counties in southwest Minnesota, as well as the Lower Sioux Indian Community.
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- I looked at my area that is served by a group called Rivers of Hope.
- Rivers of Hope is actually based in Mankato and it covers Sherburn and Rice County.
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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- The state, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, and the reservation is actually in my district.
- These rights are all on the reservation.
- When the Columbia Spokane River Basin adjudication began.
- And the tribe is certain in its finality of its tribal reserved water rights.
- And the tribe is certain in its finality of its tribal reserve water rights.
Committee:
House Resources and Conservation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/21/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> from the rural south and Indian from the rural south and Indian territory<00:38:24.160><c> to</c
- My uncle took me to a place called the Big River Farm, the food group, which we are...
- </c><00:59:43.760><c> farm</c> up with that program at Big River farm up with that program at Big River
- And this local sunshine and wind energy.
- Suddenly, there were caddis flies rising from the river in great hordes.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Indian rolls, living at Isleta Pueblo, but listed as Jicarilla.
- Buckner is a former project manager for renewable wind power.
- There because it was a great time in the Santa Fe Indian School.
- President, I'd also like to recognize today American Indian Day.
- But now today, to see everybody having someone behind them—Indian and non-Indian—that does some work
Summary:
The Senate convened for an Indian Day/Native American Day session featuring prayers, drum and color guard presentations, and extensive recognition of tribal leaders, students, royalty, and community advocates from across New Mexico and neighboring tribal nations. Senators used the morning to introduce guests and speak about Native sovereignty, language preservation, education, water access, economic development, and the importance of tribal-state relationships. Several speakers highlighted personal and family ties to Native communities, while others emphasized ongoing work on issues such as clean water for Navajo communities, Native youth leadership, and missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives.
A major non-ceremonial item was the reading of Senate Executive Messages from the governor authorizing consideration of Senate Bills 306, 309, 312, and 313. Those bills would, respectively, change licensure rules for certain institutions, alter lottery tuition fund deposit requirements, and repeal or revise provisions related to safety helmets and child restraint devices in negligence and damages law. The Senate also received committee reports advancing House Bill 34, Senate Bills 204, 241, 77, 152, 190, and 143, along with confirmations for Elaine Luna and Grace Margaret Herrera to the New Mexico Highlands University Board of Regents. The Rules Committee also reported on the governor’s appointment of Don Walters as child advocate for the Office of the Child Advocate.
The chamber also adopted a Senate resolution recognizing February 6, 2026, as New Mexico Speech, Language, and Hearing Association Day, with Senator Pope speaking in support of audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Throughout the session, members repeatedly acknowledged the prior night’s Senate-House basketball game, which raised more than $26,000 for cancer, and used the occasion to thank participants and guests. No roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript beyond voice votes adopting the committee reports and the unanimous-consent actions on floor procedures and guest access.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 12th, 2026 at 06:05 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- We're also requesting a one-time appropriation of $250,000 to the Indian Affairs Department for outreach
- Appropriation of $250,000 to the Indian Affairs Department for outreach and education.
Committee:
Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Keywords:
horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 12th, 2026 at 06:04 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Committee:
Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Keywords:
horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 12th, 2026 at 06:04 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Committee:
Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Keywords:
horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- finally, for background, the governor is authorized to enter into contracts with federally recognized Indian
- With federally recognized Indian tribes regarding the sale and taxation of cigarettes and vapor products
- And last, the bill authorizes the governor to consult with federally recognized Indian tribes to renegotiate
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
SB 6073, LEOFF, Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System, retirement system, pension, public safety retirement, wildland firefighter, aviation firefighter, wildland fire, forest firefighter, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, firefighter benefits, retirement benefits, service credit, disability retirement, survivor benefits, employer contributions, Washington RCW, public employees
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am
Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We're still trying to understand Section 2, and so I'd like to, if I can, just one more quick point, reserve
Committee:
Senate Human Services
Keywords:
abortion medications, reproductive health, mifepristone, misoprostol, abortion access, medication abortion, early pregnancy loss, miscarriage management, Department of Corrections, Department of Health, health care providers, health care entities, Indian health care providers, pharmacy distribution, wholesale distribution, reproductive rights, women's health, emergency clause, immediate effect, public health
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This is adding clarifying language to clearly state that, uh, the inquiry of American Indian Heritage
- For example, to add us to the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, they could replace us but not add us.
Keywords:
HF1918, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, child welfare, foster care, out-of-home placement, permanency planning, relative search, noncustodial parent, kinship care, family preservation, African American Child and Family Well-Being, racial disproportionality, maltreatment reporting, educational neglect, truancy, school attendance, Great Start compensation, child care provider payments, TEACH early childhood program